Market Wrap Autumn Statement Special p1: The dream team's reaction

From 5 until 6, it was the Autumn Statement Special with Andrew Sentance, former member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee and now senior economic adviser at PwC, Tim Evans, professor of Business and Political Economy at Middlesex University & Share Radio's senior analyst, Ed Bowsher.
We provide a reaction to today's events.

Alongside the Chancellor's first Autumn Statement, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has released deficit forecasts over the course of the UK's departure from the EU. The result is clear: Hammond's hopes of a large scale infrastructure investment have been sunk by the estimated £122bn Brexit black hole. In fact, despite the constraining effect Brexit has had, some, including the SNP, claim the Chancellor has been too thin on Brexit policy.
For more on this, Share Radio's Glen Goodman was joined on the line by Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh, SNP International Trade Spokesperson.

My Portfolio with Lord Lee: Mark Briffa of Air Partner

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This is My Portfolio with Lord Lee, our weekly look at investment decisions from the perspective of both the investor and the invested, side by side. As ever, our investor is weekly FT columnist Lord John Lee. He is also author of the book 'How to Make a Million Slowly: My Guiding Principles from a Lifetime of Successful Investing'.
This week, Lord Lee's invested is Mark Briffa, Chief Executive Officer at at Air Partner. He joined Lord Lee and Share Radio's Glen Goodman in the studio.

The Apprentice Investor: An update on the portfolios of Share Radio's apprentices

This is a new edition of The Apprentice Investor. Regular listeners to the programme will know that our Apprentices are five members of the Share Radio team who've each been given £15,000 of virtual money to build their own share portfolios. They're allowed a minimum of eight stocks from different sectors which they've been buying and selling through the Share Centre.
Our two apprentice investors today are Valsa De Winter and Matt Cox - and giving us his verdict on their efforts is Share Radio's senior analyst, Ed Bowsher.

Former Top Gear presenter Tiff Needell explains how servicing your car will save you money

How often do you get your car serviced? Around half of us are delaying taking our vehicle to the garage because of the cost. Also, half of us don't make a pit stop before making a long journey. But could this be adding more money to your yearly car bill. To find out how, Share Radio's Dan Goldsmith spoke to former Top Gear presenter Tiff Needell.

Money Saving Expert: Megan French joins us to discuss the week's best deals

Consumer writer Megan French talks us through Black Friday. Whilst you may be able to grab some bargains beware of marketing ploys which aren't as good as they seem, Megan runs us through what is genuine and what is not as good as it all seems. We also find out our rights when returning products. And as ever we'll have a roundup of the latest and best deals the team have come across this week.

Apprenticeships can be an alternative to university but for women, there is apparently still a struggle to break into certain sectors. New research shows that in sectors such as engineering and electronics, women make up a lower proportion of apprentices than a decade ago. So, what can be done to change this? To find out, Georgie spoke to an electronic apprentice, Amy Lambden.

Moneywise: A look ahead to the Autumn Statement

Georgie is joined by editor Moira O Neill and their web manager Gary Adams, from the Moneywise team, for their sideways look at the weeks top money stories including the winners of the Moneywise home finance awards and what your readers want to see in this year's autumn statement. Also, the grandparents saving their children billions by looking after the grandkids. Plus and all the regular features including poll of the week, the one minute challenge and not forgetting funny money.

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